Discharge Planner - Per Diem, Variable (Culver City)

Prospect Medical • Culver City, CA

4h • Onsite

About The Position

The Discharge Planner is responsible for delivering social services, including psychosocial evaluation and treatment, advocacy, teaching, referrals to community services, and assistance, as needed, with discharge planning. Interviews patients, makes social assessments, and interacts with families, significant others, physicians, and staff, to obtain information that will assist with patient’s ability to understand his or her medical condition(s). Makes recommendations for additional services upon discharge. Ensures documentation in the medical record is clear and complete.

Southern California Hospital at Culver City has been taking care of generations of Culver City and west LA residents. We are a full-service, acute care hospital with a 24/7 emergency department and nationally recognized patient safety. Now at 420 beds, SCH-CC is a general acute care hospital that utilizes many of the latest medical treatments and technologies. The hospital offers a wide range of inpatient and outpatient acute care services, including an orthopedic center, cardiovascular services, acute rehabilitation, sub-acute care, psychiatric care and chemical dependency programs. Additionally, SCH-CC operates a 24-hour emergency services center, which serves as a paramedic receiving station and is staffed by board-certified emergency physicians and nurse specialists.

Responsibilities

• Delivering social services, including psychosocial evaluation and treatment
• Advocacy
• Teaching
• Referrals to community services
• Assistance with discharge planning
• Interviewing patients
• Making social assessments
• Interacting with families, significant others, physicians, and staff to obtain information
• Making recommendations for additional services upon discharge
• Ensuring documentation in the medical record is clear and complete

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed